Problem with person i sold item to

simonjack

I called 101 to let them know and ask for advice. They said if he turns up at my housethreatening me then to just call 999. Hardly a waste of police time if it comes to this. My number 1 priority is keeping myself and family safe which i will do. Yes i could quite easily open the door and play his game but that would only put me on his level

Tothepoint.

simonjack wrote: »

I called 101 to let them know and ask for advice. They said if he turns up at my housethreatening me then to just call 999. Hardly a waste of police time if it comes to this. My number 1 priority is keeping myself and family safe which i will do. Yes i could quite easily open the door and play his game but that would only put me on his level

He'd come and do something if he was going to and not talk about it.

[Deleted User]

simonjack wrote: »

They said if he turns up at my housethreatening me then to just call 999. Hardly a waste of police time if it comes to this.

The waste of time was ringing them prior to anything actually happening. However, if it made you feel safer then that's something I suppose.

Just remember that you can't report what someone might do. A crime has to be actually committed.

Tothepoint.

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Moneyineptitude wrote: »

The waste of time was ringing them prior to anything actually happening. However, if it made you feel safer then that's something I suppose.

Just remember that you can't report what someone might do. A crime has to be actually committed.

Of course you can, if he threatens to commit criminal damage or to kill the OP he commits a crime.

simonjack

I reported the fact i felt threatened by him. I would rather them have a record of this then if anything happens i.e, bricks through windows cars damaged or anything else he may be capable of they have a record of what has happened so far

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Tothepoint. wrote: »

Of course you can, if he threatens to commit criminal damage or to kill the OP he commits a crime.

Of course. Weren't we discussing IMPLIED threats, though?

hollydays

Tothepoint. wrote: »

Interested in what? Unless there's enough evidence for a harassment offence the buyer hasn't committed any offences.

Interested in his activities at the moment.

Tothepoint.

hollydays wrote: »

Interested in his activities at the moment.

I don't think buying a set of secondhand speakers is worthy intelligence.

hollydays

Tothepoint. wrote: »

I don't think buying a set of secondhand speakers is worthy intelligence.

You're not in a position to know what's worthy, in the same way no one has enough information on this person to tell the op they shouldn't bother to ring the police.
Intelligence indeed..
As I said, he could well be on probation .

lucy03

Tothepoint. wrote: »

Interested in what? Unless there's enough evidence for a harassment offence the buyer hasn't committed any offences.

A friend of mine got a single message on eBay a few years ago saying something like "refund me within 24 hours or there will be trouble" (so an implied threat, but not a specific threat of violence). The police, from a different force, decided it was a potential threat and so went to get a signed undertaking from the person who sent it saying that they would desist and only use appropriate communications to eBay or the courts. The problem went away, although who knows whether that was because of the police intervention.

Personally I'd say if anything feels threatened by messages like that they should contact the police on the non-emergency number or e-mail their safer neighbourhood team or equivalent. At least it's on record then. A crime doesn't have to have been committed for the police to look at the matter, and the police can do nothing if they think it's not worth it.